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Plant info. It all made sense to him, simply because Kyroh's digestive system could not handle uncooked meat.
Kyroh....didn't get the joke. He just stared. First the Groundskeeper ate kids. And now apparently there was a chance to be eaten by flesh eating plants in Herbology.
Hogwarts didn't seem that safe.
"I'm one of the kids who do listen." Kyroh stated. Just in case she was looking for those non-listeners you know?
It seemed as thought things were sinking in... though his response seemed a little cautious.
"I'm a good judge of character," she affirmed with a nod. He was fine.
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lemon ... had he spoken too loudly? Had the lady HEARD him?
Dima shrunk a little, resisting the urge to hide behind Marcus Orion when the professor tried to reason with him. "I... I guess so, ma'am, but I just don't really want to be the one feeding them. Is that.... okay?" 'Cause everyone else was doing an EXCELLENT job! Yeah![/COLOR]
This one didn't seem convinced. That was a shame, a real pity. There was so much promise otherwise.
"Of course," she replied slowly,
"I'm not going to force you to do something you're not comfortable with." Because that's how people died... at least where flesh eaters were concerned. A lot could go wrong. Confidence was key.
SPOILER!!: Ethan and Cris
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Oh wait, the Weigela bush had already been frozen, but not wanting to dampen the young Slytherin's enthusiasm, Cris remained silent and let the boy freeze the poor bush again. Turning to Jasmine, he winked at her. "
All yours again," he mouthed the words to Jasmine, before quickly turning away to hide a smile.
Giving Jasmine a thumbs up sign, Cris walked over the newly fertilized Weigela bushed and pointed his wand at the base of the plant. "
Aguamenti," he said the incantation and watched as water slowly trickled out of his wand and immersed into the soil. He continued to test the soil with the fingers of his free hand, to make sure that he wasn't overwatering the plant, and when the soil was sufficiently dampened, he ended the spell.
Then he gently tapped down on the soil to remove all the air bubbles before standing up. "
Okay Ms. Weigela, you're free to roam about the pot now," Cris whispered to the plant, giving it a little pat on its leaves.
Giving Jasmine a nod, he walked over to join Ethan. "
I'll water this half and you can water this half. That way we'll finish this up twice as fast. We can start right after Jasmine has added the dragon dung fertilizer," Cris smiled encouragingly before giving Jasmine the go ahead nod to proceed fertilizing the Chockeberry bush.
"Yes ma'am!" Ethan positioned himself a few feet away from the Chokeberry bush and watched as Jasmine immobilized the plant. The Slytherin raised his wand to water it, but then stopped half-way as Cris started talking.
Half-half. Okay.
But they have to wait for Jasmine first to put the dragon dung before they could water it. Hmm. Was there a step-by-step instruction as to how to fertilize and water a plant? He looked over his shoulder to look for Professor
Bentley, but she seemed busy monitoring the others...so instead he turned to the older students.
"Err...question guys." he said as he stuck his finger up in the air.
"Will it matter if we water the plant first before we put the dung? Does the effect of the dragon dung decrease if we add water after putting it?" Hmm. Let's see what these two know...
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Noticing Ethan raise up his finger, Cris listened to his question. "Good question, Ethan. Actually the proper way is to first add the fertilizer. then water the plant and then gently tap the soil to remove any air bubbles that may be trapped in the soil, " Cris replied in answer to Ethan's question, recalling what he had learned from his previous Herbology professor back in Durmstrang.
"If you first water and then fertilize, the fertilizer may not properly mix in with the compost. I mean you could use your fingers to mix it up, but you might end up messing with the plant's roots or if you're planting seeds, the water will cause the seeds to float up."
Cris hoped he made sense but more importantly, that he had been correct in his explanation of the process.
As she was making her rounds, attempting to watch all the students and make sure they all lived and would make it out in one piece, she cottoned onto the tail end of a conversation between Cris and Ethan...
Uuuhhhhh....
The Hufflepuff was perhaps over-complicating things, definitely over-complicating.
"Cris is right, it's usually it's fertiliser followed by water, but these guys are hardy things and do well with looking after themselves, so it doesn't matter a great deal," she added.
But alas. Time was of the essence! So it was high time they all rallied and moved on.
"Gather yourselves! We're moving on!" Seren called out, indicating for them to drop what they were doing and to follow. The buckets and containers would be dealt with later.
"Come come come! Keep up Petals!" she continued as she turned and motioned for them to follow.
The larger bushes and the trees in the greenhouse were still sedated as they passed by, though a few wiggled or groaned in their direction.
They came to a stop just short of a group of trees, near the back exit of the greenhouse, where a snargaluff guarded the door. Of course, this wasn't the specimen they would be examining today. No. Not today. Today, they would be looking at a fir tree, only it was barely a tree at just over a foot in height.
"Flesh eaters are amazing flora, and this specimen is no different... in fact, some of you may be fairly familiar with it already," she started her introduction,
"it's a Flesh-Eating Fir... and what's remarkable about this tree, is the type of flesh it chooses to feed on. Can anyone hazard a guess as to what that might be?" Or was it less common and popular than she thought? Time would tell.
OOC: Lesson will continue in approx 24 hours. Please don't edit your answers.